Emotions & feelings
get something off your chest
share a worry
To get something off your chest is to talk about a worry or secret so that you feel less upset.
Hear it in real life
Is everything all right?
Not really. I need to get something off my chest.
I have to get something off my chest before we make a decision.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to get off my chest this problem.
Say: I need to get this problem off my chest.
Put the thing you want to talk about between “get” and “off your chest.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get something off your chest; get it off my chest
Your turn: say it out loud
I have to get something off my chest before we make a decision.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get something off your chest
share a worry
“I have to get something off my chest before we make a decision.”
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